- Gomez apologized and discussed the impact on families in the video, expressing her inability to take action.
- Kelly criticized Gomez for attempting to make herself look more sad by squeezing out more tears.
- Gomez was surprised by the backlash and her team has yet to comment on the controversy.
On her podcast, “The Megyn Kelly Show”, Kelly labeled Gomez "unwell" for sharing the emotional clip. The video featured a Mexican flag emoji and addressed recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
“She’s unwell. This is an unwell person,” Kelly said on her Monday segment. “Anybody who takes their phone, works up in tears, and posts a video of themselves crying into their phone is sick. That’s a sick person.”
The “Emilia Perez” star shared the video after reports revealed 954 ICE raids across the country. In the now-deleted post, Gomez repeatedly apologized and grew emotional while discussing the impact on families.
“All my people are getting attacked, the children. I don’t understand,” Selena Gomez said in the video. “I’m so sorry, I wish I could do something but I can’t. I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything, I promise.”
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The video sparked mixed reactions, with some fans supporting Gomez and others criticizing her stance. Gomez later followed up with an Instagram Story, stating, “Apparently, it’s not OK to show empathy for people.”
Kelly took issue with the public display of emotion. “Tears happen. They tend to happen privately,” she said. “If they happen publicly, I think you should quickly move on and recover. I don’t understand the person who works it and tries to squeeze out more tears to make themselves look extra sad.”
Kelly also claimed Gomez was surprised by the backlash her post received. “She deleted it after her fans taught her that the majority of the country stands behind these policies,” Kelly said, adding, “I’m sure she was shocked to get any blowback whatsoever.”
Despite the backlash, Gomez's team has yet to comment on the controversy. The video, which addressed sensitive immigration issues, sparked online discussions.
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